Fertility & birth rates in Liberia and North Korea

Fertility rate in Liberia vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Liberia was 3.95 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.78 in North Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Liberia vs North Korea population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Liberia	North Korea
1960	6.39	3.57
1961	6.45	3.26
1962	6.5	3.41
1963	6.56	3.63
1964	6.59	3.55
1965	6.62	3.56
1966	6.63	3.71
1967	6.65	4.05
1968	6.66	3.87
1969	6.64	3.86
1970	6.58	3.85
1971	6.54	3.74
1972	6.6	3.89
1973	6.65	3.35
1974	6.69	3.14
1975	6.74	3.05
1976	6.79	2.84
1977	6.84	2.77
1978	6.88	2.79
1979	6.92	2.85
1980	6.87	2.84
1981	6.83	2.92
1982	6.79	2.85
1983	6.76	2.78
1984	6.73	2.71
1985	6.69	2.65
1986	6.64	2.59
1987	6.57	2.53
1988	6.51	2.47
1989	6.43	2.41
1990	6.37	2.39
1991	6.32	2.35
1992	6.28	2.29
1993	6.25	2.22
1994	6.21	2.18
1995	6.17	2.15
1996	6.13	2.09
1997	6.08	2.03
1998	6.02	1.99
1999	5.95	1.97
2000	5.88	1.94
2001	5.77	1.94
2002	5.65	1.92
2003	5.55	1.91
2004	5.51	1.9
2005	5.52	1.87
2006	5.53	1.94
2007	5.46	1.94
2008	5.33	1.97
2009	5.17	1.91
2010	5.06	1.89
2011	4.97	1.88
2012	4.88	1.88
2013	4.75	1.88
2014	4.62	1.87
2015	4.52	1.86
2016	4.46	1.86
2017	4.4	1.85
2018	4.34	1.83
2019	4.26	1.83
2020	4.17	1.82
2021	4.09	1.81
2022	4.02	1.8
2023	3.95	1.78
2024	3.86	1.78
2025	3.79	1.77
2026	3.71	1.75
2027	3.64	1.74
2028	3.57	1.73
2029	3.51	1.73
2030	3.43	1.72
2031	3.38	1.72
2032	3.31	1.71
2033	3.25	1.71
2034	3.2	1.71
2035	3.15	1.7
2036	3.11	1.7
2037	3.06	1.7
2038	3.02	1.69
2039	2.98	1.69
2040	2.94	1.69
2041	2.91	1.69
2042	2.87	1.69
2043	2.83	1.69
2044	2.8	1.68
2045	2.77	1.68
2046	2.73	1.68
2047	2.7	1.68
2048	2.68	1.67
2049	2.65	1.67
2050	2.62	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Liberia	North Korea
1960	41.1%	37.5%
1961	41.1%	37%
1962	41.2%	36.6%
1963	41.4%	36.5%
1964	41.7%	36.6%
1965	42%	36.7%
1966	42.2%	37.3%
1967	42.4%	38.3%
1968	42.6%	39.2%
1969	42.8%	39.8%
1970	42.9%	40.1%
1971	43%	40.3%
1972	43.2%	40.2%
1973	43.3%	39.8%
1974	43.4%	39.3%
1975	43.5%	38.8%
1976	43.6%	38.3%
1977	43.7%	37.7%
1978	43.8%	36.9%
1979	43.9%	36%
1980	44%	35.1%
1981	44.1%	34.2%
1982	44.2%	33.1%
1983	44.2%	32%
1984	44.2%	30.9%
1985	44.2%	29.9%
1986	44.3%	29%
1987	44.3%	28%
1988	44.2%	27.3%
1989	44.1%	26.8%
1990	44.1%	26.5%
1991	44.2%	26.4%
1992	44.1%	26.3%
1993	43.9%	26.4%
1994	43.8%	26.4%
1995	43.6%	26.4%
1996	43.4%	26.3%
1997	43.3%	26.2%
1998	43.2%	26%
1999	43.1%	25.8%
2000	43%	25.6%
2001	43%	25.3%
2002	42.9%	25%
2003	42.9%	24.6%
2004	42.9%	24.3%
2005	43%	23.9%
2006	43.1%	23.4%
2007	43.2%	23%
2008	43.2%	22.5%
2009	43.1%	22.1%
2010	43.1%	21.6%
2011	42.7%	21.2%
2012	42.4%	20.8%
2013	42.5%	20.4%
2014	42.5%	20.1%
2015	42.4%	19.8%
2016	42.3%	19.6%
2017	42.1%	19.4%
2018	42%	19.2%
2019	41.7%	19.1%
2020	41.4%	19.1%
2021	41%	19.1%
2022	40.5%	19%
2023	40%	19%
2024	39.5%	18.9%
2025	39.1%	18.9%
2026	38.6%	18.9%
2027	38.1%	18.8%
2028	37.7%	18.7%
2029	37.2%	18.6%
2030	36.9%	18.5%
2031	36.5%	18.3%
2032	36.2%	18.1%
2033	35.8%	17.9%
2034	35.5%	17.6%
2035	35.2%	17.4%
2036	34.9%	17.1%
2037	34.5%	16.8%
2038	34.2%	16.6%
2039	33.9%	16.3%
2040	33.6%	16.1%
2041	33.2%	15.9%
2042	32.9%	15.7%
2043	32.6%	15.5%
2044	32.3%	15.4%
2045	32%	15.3%
2046	31.6%	15.2%
2047	31.3%	15.2%
2048	31%	15.2%
2049	30.7%	15.2%
2050	30.4%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.5% of the population in Liberia and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Liberia and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Liberia vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.41% in Liberia and +0.42% in North Korea. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Liberia	North Korea
1960	25,713	277,717
1961	26,670	257,788
1962	27,679	286,534
1963	28,708	321,805
1964	29,592	323,623
1965	30,618	335,587
1966	31,454	363,882
1967	32,519	414,632
1968	33,536	399,837
1969	34,677	404,189
1970	35,196	406,129
1971	36,015	393,220
1972	37,860	411,997
1973	39,694	338,600
1974	41,499	306,902
1975	43,478	288,966
1976	45,528	255,841
1977	47,582	242,870
1978	49,813	243,533
1979	52,125	251,409
1980	53,452	255,206
1981	55,003	273,800
1982	56,127	276,332
1983	57,562	279,046
1984	59,460	282,987
1985	59,988	287,714
1986	61,924	293,227
1987	62,147	296,030
1988	62,703	299,305
1989	63,238	303,078
1990	52,770	312,460
1991	47,426	320,551
1992	50,204	324,002
1993	51,609	320,880
1994	52,101	320,861
1995	53,407	233,381
1996	56,392	226,095
1997	61,444	211,325
1998	72,146	197,589
1999	78,130	181,613
2000	83,143	161,591
2001	86,217	143,321
2002	88,643	119,504
2003	87,534	178,775
2004	91,755	155,838
2005	96,478	132,765
2006	104,099	129,171
2007	109,165	120,521
2008	112,032	122,015
2009	113,429	111,530
2010	114,249	112,443
2011	115,496	114,798
2012	121,973	118,773
2013	120,138	122,519
2014	116,667	127,078
2015	115,479	127,365
2016	118,852	125,048
2017	119,376	120,181
2018	120,231	113,164
2019	120,635	106,208
2020	120,632	95,920
2021	121,038	99,710
2022	123,747	96,495
2023	125,730	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Liberia vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 628 deaths per 100,000 live births in Liberia, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Liberia	North Korea
1985	1,749	76
1986	1,678	68
1987	1,655	62
1988	1,647	55
1989	1,633	49
1990	2,146	43
1991	1,627	38
1992	1,643	37
1993	1,709	46
1994	1,811	57
1995	1,530	127
1996	1,438	128
1997	1,043	128
1998	962	129
1999	852	129
2000	786	129
2001	720	130
2002	700	131
2003	759	76
2004	645	77
2005	619	78
2006	647	80
2007	659	80
2008	663	79
2009	674	78
2010	712	77
2011	726	76
2012	728	76
2013	725	75
2014	801	73
2015	784	72
2016	690	71
2017	703	70
2018	707	69
2019	689	66
2020	664	66
2021	667	72
2022	634	67
2023	628	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.29% in Liberia and 1.8% in North Korea. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Liberia	North Korea
1960	31.3%	11.6%
1961	31.3%	11.2%
1962	31.3%	10.8%
1963	31.2%	10.4%
1964	31.1%	9.92%
1965	30.8%	9.46%
1966	30.6%	8.96%
1967	30.2%	8.45%
1968	29.8%	7.94%
1969	29.3%	7.45%
1970	28.8%	6.99%
1971	28.3%	6.58%
1972	27.8%	6.2%
1973	27.4%	5.86%
1974	26.9%	5.56%
1975	26.5%	5.28%
1976	26%	5.03%
1977	25.6%	4.8%
1978	25.3%	4.59%
1979	24.9%	4.4%
1980	24.6%	4.22%
1981	24.3%	4.05%
1982	24.1%	3.91%
1983	24%	3.8%
1984	24.1%	3.71%
1985	24.3%	3.68%
1986	24.7%	3.68%
1987	25.2%	3.78%
1988	25.8%	3.83%
1989	26.4%	3.95%
1990	26.8%	4.07%
1991	27%	4.18%
1992	26.9%	4.25%
1993	26.6%	4.27%
1994	25.9%	4.25%
1995	25.1%	10.8%
1996	24.1%	10.6%
1997	23%	10.5%
1998	21.8%	10.3%
1999	20.5%	10.2%
2000	19.2%	10%
2001	17.9%	9.9%
2002	16.7%	9.78%
2003	15.4%	3.45%
2004	14.3%	3.38%
2005	13.3%	3.33%
2006	12.5%	3.28%
2007	11.8%	3.24%
2008	11.3%	3.1%
2009	10.8%	3%
2010	10.4%	2.87%
2011	10.1%	2.72%
2012	9.82%	2.57%
2013	9.54%	2.41%
2014	9.5%	2.26%
2015	9.08%	2.14%
2016	8.83%	2.06%
2017	8.6%	1.91%
2018	8.4%	1.84%
2019	8.19%	1.77%
2020	7.97%	1.74%
2021	7.74%	1.74%
2022	7.51%	1.77%
2023	7.29%	1.8%